- Author
- Weber, C. G. | Reichel, R. C.
- Title
- Experimental Dry-Wall Construction With Fiber Insulating Board.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- BMS 97, May 7, 1943, 10 p.
- Keywords
- fiber insulating boards | walls | building construction | fiberboards | ceilings | fasteners
- Abstract
- The use of fiber insulating boards for the interior surfacing of walls and ceilings of houses has heretofore been limited with respect to choice of design or finish of the walls. The relatively high expansivity of the material with variations in the humidity of the surrounding air has made paneling necessary because molding or batten strips were required to conceal unsightly joints. It was found possible to overcome the difficulty and make paneling unnecessary. This was done by eliminating the usual nailing and substituting the use of invisible, flexible fasteners that permit the entire surface of a wall or ceiling to expand and contract as a unit. Several methods of fastening the boards to obtain this results were developed. Use of them permitted the successful application of all of the decorative treatments normally applied to a plaster wall, without restriction as to surface design.